schizophrenia schizophrenia /ˌskɪtsəˈfriːniːə/

noun

1. Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact  ( dementia praecox , schizophrenia , schizophrenic disorder , schizophrenic psychosis )
   any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact